Friday, July 18, 2014

Smart Contact Lenses

The two companies have a few ideas for a smart contact lens. The first
is the original glucose-monitoring lens, which could detect a diabetic
person's glucose level via his or her tears. The second is an
"autofocus" lens for people who have difficulty switching between near
and long-distance vision. Novartis said this focusing problem
affects 1.7 billion people, with Joe Jimenez, Novartis' chief executive,
calling it “the holy grail for vision care.”